Stanford Stymied By Top-Ranked Northwestern

Field Hockey September 17, 2026 Jackson ties career-high seven saves as Cardinal suffers first loss of the season STANFORD, Calif. — A career night between the posts for Anya Jackson and a third-quarter stunner from Summer Knight-Thompson helped propel Stanford to a near-program-defining upset, but a trio of late-game goals proved too much as the Cardinal fell to No. 1 Northwestern on Thursday night, 3-1. “I love that we scored first and I loved our work rate throughout the entire game,” said Susan Ewing York Director of Women’s Field Hockey Roz Ellis. “On attack, in transition, on defense, we pumped…